Free Teaching And Academics Courses & Certifications

The objective of the Groups: Motion, Symmetry and Puzzles online course by SWAYAM is to encourage learners to explore and enjoy different aspects of groups. The programme is not specifically about group theory. Instead, it is about the importance of groups and why one should study them. The course curriculum also offers a glimpse into abstraction and why it is an indispensable mathematical tool. Candidates will learn all this and more, only in four short weeks.

The Groups: Motion, Symmetry and Puzzles programme welcomes anyone and everyone interested in understanding the significance of group theory and abstractions. Be it school seniors, science and engineering undergraduates, or even Masters and Doctorate scholars; everyone is welcome.

There are several assignments that candidates can undertake to evaluate their learning. Additionally, they can take the term-end exam to earn a course certification. They can do so by paying an examination fee and visiting any one of the designated test centres to appear for the assessment. 

In Non-Parametric Statistical Inference, as opposed to Parametric Statistical Inference, we do not know the underlying distribution. Parametric Inference also uses samples from the population to estimate the distribution parameters. However, the assumptions of Parametric Inference, such as normality, independence, and homoscedasticity may not always be accurate. 

In this case, non-parametric information is used. The Course in Non-Parametric Statistical Inference by Swayam will help the candidates to fill in the gaps of parametric statistics as non-parametric methods can be used for different inferencing purposes. The simple non-parametric techniques can help you to establish a hypothesis.  

The Non-Parametric Statistical Inference online programme has several practical applications in real life. This is an ongoing, undergraduate-level course that spans four weeks. The course will be taught by a faculty member from the esteemed Mathematics Department of IIT, Delhi. Moreover, this course is entirely free of cost, and the paid certificate is optional. 

Pedagogy systems around the world vary significantly. However, one of the most celebrated and widely adopted methods of imparting education in the subject of mathematics to make it more engaging is the Asian method. It has achieved success globally and has revamped the teaching of primary maths considerably. 

World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Methods Certification Programme can be pursued by all actors of the education sector who wish to learn about this incredible method and deploy it in their career or study to gain professionally and educationally respectively. Whether it be students who love mathematics or those who do not, this course will cater to the needs of both categories alike. 

The course is backed by the University of Southampton and Macmillan Education which are both fundamental players in the field of education. It strikes the curiosity of learners with respect to the special facts of this method and its key features. Learners will learn about the teaching principles used in Shanghai and Singapore while evaluating the performance of maths education in their respective country along with drawing a comparative analysis between Asian countries. It also stresses why the professional development of teachers is important in the Asian education paradigm.

With this World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Practice programme from Macmillan Education and the University of Southampton, get an introduction to Asian mathematics teaching strategies for primary education. In this programme, candidates can explore in greater detail the main characteristics of Asian mathematics teaching methods and bring them into practice in their own classroom. 

Cantered on Asian mathematics teaching methods, candidates can discover how to build their own lesson plans. Candidates will learn how to plan mathematical tasks to professionally improve candidates' teaching of mathematics. Candidates can learn how to incorporate methods of teaching Asian mathematics into their own teaching activities. 

The World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Practice programme is designed with a 4 weeks curriculum. There will be 3 hours of class in a week. This online programme can be learned for free. To get benefits like certificates and long-term access there will be a fixed fee. 

Candidates will get a chance to learn the World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Practice programme with experts. All the instructors have experienced professionals in the field and they are professors at top universities in the world.

The Using Technology in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning course by FutureLearn is brought to you by the Chartered College of Teaching, England. The training reveals how you can employ technology-based practices in delivering better teaching and learning solutions. It focuses on research evidence to provide actionable insights. 

Using Technology in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning programme will take the help of evidence-based research and case studies performed by academics to teach the candidates on efficient usage of technology. The real-life examples and case studies are there to add to the retention and improve the learning of the candidates.

Besides, the candidates enrolled in Using Technology in Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning training will also learn how to introduce new concepts and provide feedback to students. This 4-week long course is entirely free on FutureLearn and is supported by the Department of Education, UK. The candidates have the option of availing exclusive benefits by upgrading their subscription as well. 

The Introduction to Statistical Methods for Gene Mapping programme offered by edX will help the learners to get primer knowledge to statistical genetics. The candidate also gets a new approach to linkage disequilibrium mapping which is used to analyse the non- familial data successfully used to identify gene variations related with complex and common gene traits. This course enriches the knowledge of the candidate in the field of genetics.

This course is self-paced and an online programme which gives the learners an easy way to access and learn the course. This programme motivates the students to study more and more topics in statistical genetics which helps in better understanding the biological variation. 

The certificate which is issued on completion of the course by edX has the logo of the institution and signed by the instructor. This verified certificate is easily shareable to other platforms or posts it directly on LinkedIn. It can also be added to the candidate’s resume to create more job opportunities.

The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity route could be very crucial for discovering the evolution and diversity of microorganisms. It discusses an extensive range of theories like evolution, classification, diversity, extremophiles, sequences, and so on.    

EdX provides this route in conjunction with Kyoto university that's mentioned as the best studies-centric college in Asia. The purpose of this kind of popularity is that the researchers are Noble Prize Laureates who did excessive research at some stage in their provider. Also, the school members have received numerous awards which include Gauss Prizes and Field Medals. This is a self-paced path wherein the route curriculum is nicely structured that's spread into 6 weeks. 

This direction is an excellent possibility for students who are occupied with the evolution of microbes and want to have a wider perspective on their diversity.  The candidates in the period of 4 weeks will be able to gain skills and learn about extremophiles and their importance. Since the course is free to access, the benefits of it can be availed by everyone. Although to gain the certificate, the candidates need to switch to a verified track. 

The course of Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students aims not only to improve the academic skills and capabilities of students that are currently majoring in undergraduate studies including business or management but also provides a way to engage them in various academic sources for ease of gathering information and gives a boost to their own research if any. Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students certification course is provided by one of the best institutions that one can name, which is the University of the Witwatersrand that is situated in Johannesburg. 

The university appoints the best teachers in this field to educate the students on the parameters of the right procedures to critiquing an academic article, as well as the students, will develop the ability to consider different perspectives and draw comparisons between them. Candidates will also be provided intellect on how to create a narrative that is persuasive. 

All this will be experienced by the candidates in just a period of 4 weeks and with an effort of 3 or four hours a week. 

The Basics of Scientific Visualization in Mathematical Modeling of Systems program utilizes C++ to introduce the participants to pathways leading to logical visualization in the presence of business-relevant examples. An immersive approach to this program will equip you with the skills to form a holistic view of logical algorithms as well as data structures for describing the objects.

This creation of the Basics of scientific visualization in mathematical modeling of systems course began as a subset of the former educational program developed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science in Russia. Topics such as dynamic script execution and image processing are covered in its content. Also, in the second half of the project, the underlying principles of client-server applications are also brought forward.

It’s a 4-week program that requires the participants to put in 1 to 3 hours of time per week for optimum utilization of the experience. As with other courses, an option to audit as well as one to receive an official certification is included. National Research Nuclear University, Russia is the partner institution. 

The Cellular Solids Part 2: Applications in Medicine by edX is a candidate’s time convenient course i.e. self-paced online training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This course covers cellular solids including osteoporosis, trabecular bone mechanics in tissue engineering.

The students who pursue this course will issue a verified certificate through edX from MITx institution from where the instructors belong to. This certificate is students’ identity verified and carries the logo of the institution and the signature of the tutor of this program. Scholarships and financial assistance are available for the users to get off on the course fee.

This certificate is provided to the course completed students and it is also sharable to the resume and platforms like LinkedIn, a great network of experts and employers, accepts this certificate to add this to their profiles. This seeks the candidates their dream job, prosperity in their business, expect salary hike, and promotion in the organization. 

Prime numbers have been one of the essential discoveries in the field of mathematics. The Fun with Prime Numbers: The Mysterious World of Mathematics program will help you better understand what they are and how we can solve their problems easily. You will also explore their importance in the mathematics domain. It is an intermediate-level course.

The Fun with Prime Numbers certification syllabus begins with understanding the important properties of prime numbers and the ways in which they obey mysterious laws. The course is equipped with numerous problems that candidates will learn to tackle. It also deep dives into the prime numbers introduced to us earlier and the ones introduced to us in recent times. 

Offered by Kyoto University, the Fun with Prime Numbers online course is taught by Tetsushi Lto. You will explore the various laws that mathematicians associate with prime numbers, including those in discovery. It can be successfully completed in a period of four weeks.

Developed by IIT Guwahati, a Brief Course on Superconductivity training lends an introductory perspective to superconductivity. Learners will explore concepts with the experimental methods used in the study. Set at an undergraduate/postgraduate level, this study is based on Physics. Moreover, students can refer to video lectures and study references given during the course.

Spread across four weeks, the Brief Course on Superconductivity certification syllabus breaks down theories and effects responsible for superconductivity. These include the BCS, Ginzburg Landau, and Landau’s Fermi liquid theories, along with the Josephson effect. Students will also learn Josephson junctions, DC SQUID, Tc ramifications, several experimental methods, unconventional superconductivity, and cuprates.

Professor Saurabh Basu from the Physics department at IIT Guwahati instructs the Brief Course on Superconductivity programme. This elective curriculum comes with a verifiable e-certificate. Candidates must register for the proctored test and submit all four assignments included in the study. Companies based around ceramic researches and material sciences widely recognise this curriculum and hence, actively recruit its learners.

Curated by IIT Bombay, the Basics in Inorganic Chemistry programme is spread across four weeks. Learners will understand C-H activation bonds in inorganic properties. This core study based on Chemistry aims at those belonging to engineering and other related science streams.

Set at an undergraduate level, the Basics in Inorganic Chemistry certification syllabus incorporates video lectures and references into four learning modules. Some topics covered in these modules include purification, valency, theories, rules, spectroscopy, and magnetism of inorganic substances.

Assistant professor Debabrata Maiti from IIT Bombay mentors the learners of the Basics in Inorganic Chemistry training. Students can pursue a verifiable certificate that can be verified on NPTEL’s website. They need to complete all four assignments and register for the end-term assessment, for which they must be updated with the website announcements.

The Bioinorganic Chemistry online course uses video lectures and study references for students to understand the basics of inorganic chemistry. They will also explore how this study incorporates biology, chemistry, and medicine subjects. This elective course offers an overview of inorganic materials in an everyday setting.

Spread across four weeks, the Bioinorganic Chemistry certification syllabus explains general prospects and natural selections of metals in biology and medicine. Learners will be asked to work on four assignments and submit them every week. The concepts included in the study are based on Chemistry.

Students in the final years of their undergraduate/postgraduate studies in Chemistry can apply. Developed by IIT Kanpur, professor S. P. Rath instructs the Bioinorganic Chemistry programme from the institute. Candidates can opt for an e-verifiable certificate. For this, they will need to register and pay a nominal fee via the website portal.

The Introduction to Probability and Statistics online course is essentially an introductory or prerequisite course in probability and statistics. It is also an NPTEL online course comprising around 8-10 hours of content for learning, covered over four weeks of video lectures.

As such, the Introduction to Probability and Statistics certification course will prepare you to take on a more advanced study of probability and statistics. The course will begin by defining data and then slowly presenting the various ways of classifying data. Aspects of numerical and categorical data will be of primary focus.

Thus, around 10-12 core topics of both probability and statistics will be broadly covered in the Introduction to Probability and Statistics certification syllabus by the course instructor, Prof. G. Srinivasan of IIT Madras. He will instruct the course modules through live lectures.

Lastly, you will learn in detail about data and measuring associations. If you are a student or manager/executive, the Introduction to Probability and Statistics course by Swayam is an ideal fit for you.

Thermodynamics describes the fundamental laws and principles that govern the transfer and transformation of energy. These laws also state how energy transitions affect the properties of substances. All these laws are formulated based on observations in nature. The Laws of Thermodynamics online course will help you understand these laws in detail.

The Laws of Thermodynamics course curriculum will cover all three laws, along with their corollaries. This subject is of utmost importance for all branches of engineering since most engineering processes involve the transfer of energy. The course will discuss these using physical topics, mathematical expressions, and examples based on real-life application.

The Laws of Thermodynamics online training will clear the physical concepts involved and enable you to get rid of any misleading information regarding thermodynamic processes and applications. You also have the chance of receiving a course completion certificate, for which you will have to register for the final offline proctored exam. The training has a UG level difficulty.

The Numerical Methods: Finite Difference Approach course by Swayam is an advanced learning program for postgraduates from Science and Engineering backgrounds. This short, four-week training teaches students about partial differential equations, their different classes, and their solution methods. Falling under the ‘‘Mathematics’’ purview, it is a core curriculum set at the PG-level. 

The Numerical Methods: Finite Difference Approach certification syllabus also deals with the solution methods’ stability analysis and convergence. Since the curriculum covers this subject’s vital topics, it will allow candidates to solve numerous science and engineering problems once they finish every module. This training also has various applications in engineering sciences diverse fields. Thus, it is widely recognized by General Electric, TCS, ABB, Nuclear Industries, and similar companies. 

What’s more, students seeking job opportunities in organizations such as those mentioned above can opt for the Numerical Methods: Finite Difference Approach certification for a significant boost. Paying the required fees and clearing its eligibility, they can obtain this e-verifiable certificate to show recruiters. 

Teaching is one of the faculties that has been around since the dawn of time, but we have still not perfected this skill. In modern-day Indian institutions, the assumption is that if a person knows enough about the subject, they will be able to impart it to other students. However, more often than not, this leads to an unpleasant classroom experience. Effective Engineering Teaching in Practice online course aims to bridge this gap between knowledge possession and impart it. 

In the Effective Engineering Teaching in Practice training, candidates will understand the learning process's essentials and how to put the learner at the center. Concerning this, they will train in various methodologies and strategies to improve their teaching process. Thus, newly joined and experienced teachers can benefit from this course. 

Three distinguished faculty members from IIT Madras are the program instructors for this course and have designed the Effective Engineering Teaching in Practice syllabus to fit an engineering teacher’s context. This MOOC is available for free enrolment on Swayam, and it has no prerequisites. 

Traditional inorganic and classical organic chemistry’s amalgamation leads to the emergence of modern chemistry. Organometallic Chemistry forms a significant part of this subject, and this course teaches all about it, from its fundamentals, vital concepts, stepwise mechanisms to real-time procedures and applications. 

The Organometallic Chemistry certification syllabus also explains how metal’s catalytic amounts can produce numerous molecules in massive quantities that are significant in our daily needs, pharmaceuticals, natural products, drugs, etc. This four-week training is a core-learning program, falling under the ‘Chemistry’ purview. While there are no minimum admission criteria, the course is built at the UG-level. 

An IIT Bombay offering, the Organometallic Chemistry online course is widely-recognized by almost all pharmaceutical industries since it deals with relevant concepts. Candidates wanting further career assistance can also opt for Swayam’s offline test to receive the program certificate. Carrying NPTEL and IIT Bombay’s logos, this accreditation will pose a significant catalyst in pursuing lucrative job profiles.

Modelling is imperative for understanding a large-scale process’s dynamics. Undertaking the process’s model equations-based virtual experiments, one can optimise operating conditions or/and design the systems efficiently. In most of these practical procedures, model equations deal with numerous parameters, ultimately resulting in partial differential equations (PDEs). The Partial Differential Equations (PDE) For Engineers programme helps candidates obtain holistic knowledge about this.

This four-week course in Partial Differential Equations (PDE) For Engineers: Solution by Separation of Variables by Swayam is an elective programme. Here, students will learn about the various solutions undertaken by process engineers to solve PDEs, including the separation of variables, which is this training’s primary focus. Falling under the ‘Mathematics’ category, this is a PG/UG-tier curriculum.

This training aims to establish solution technique skills among students, helping them become fluent in solving PDEs for various engineering applications. The curriculum also includes an optional Partial Differential Equations (PDE) For Engineers: Solution by Separation of Variables certificate. Interested applicants can obtain this by submitting all their assignments and clearing the course-end test. 

The Guidance and Counselling certification course is offered by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai. It ensures that teachers have a much broader scope in assisting students while making important educational and vocational choices. The course is scheduled for a duration of four weeks and is a teacher education course.

The Guidance and Counselling course curriculum extensively covers all the topics related to assessment techniques in guidance and counselling. Moreover, this course forms one of the most important and integral parts of our educational system as it allows for the overall development of the students.

The Guidance and Counselling online training is offered by Dr. R Rajendran. He is currently working as the Professor and Head at the Centre for Education Management and Applied Psychology at the NITTTR, Chennai. Given his vast experience in guiding teachers, students, and institutions, learners can be sure of being trained by one of the country's best minds.

IIT Kharagpur has teamed up with the Swayam learning platform to design a core programme on Reactive Intermediates Carbene and Nitrene. The course has been curated, keeping in mind students studying chemistry and chemical sciences at the undergraduate level. You will learn about reactive intermediates such as Carbene and Nitrene that play a crucial role in several organic transformations.

The Reactive Intermediates Carbene and Nitrene course curriculum further explore the applications of reactive intermediates in organic reactions in detail. You can finish the short-term course in four weeks and enrol for free as there is no enrolment or tuition fee.

The faculty of IIT Kharagpur has not only developed this programme but will also deliver it in the form of video lectures and tutorials. You will also have to submit course-related assignments that are significant and will help you in multiple competitive exams. Later, you will get a chance to obtain the Reactive Intermediates Carbene and Nitrene certificate by qualifying the eligibility criteria that consists of assignments and a certification exam.

The ICT in Teaching and Learning certification course is offered by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. The curriculum is spread over four weeks and has been approved by the AICTE. The training course aims to enhance the capacity of aspiring and in-service teachers, thereby facilitating the transformation in educational culture and the teaching, learning systems of institutions.

 The ICT in Teaching and Learning course curriculum has been carefully curated so that teachers can make the most of the training. It extensively covers all the topics ranging from the roles and functions of e-tutors to the integration of SPOC, MOOC and M-Learning in teaching and learning.

The ICT in Teaching and Learning online training is offered by Dr K. James Mathai. He is currently working as an associate professor at the NITTTR, Bhopal. He has over 37 years of academic teaching experience, and learners can thus be assured of being trained by one of the best in the field.

The LMS through Moodle certification course is perfect for learners interested in utilising the system to enable structured delivery and management of instructional resources and assessments. Moreover, the Learning Management System (LMS) can also be used to track the progress of learners and provide information regarding the teaching-learning process to the management.

The LMS through Moodle online training is scheduled for four weeks and is a training programme for teachers. AICTE has also approved this FDP course. The course throws light on utilising LMS through Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE), an online platform specifically designed to achieve the objectives of learning and teaching programmes.

The LMS through Moodle course curriculum extensively covers all the necessary concepts that help teachers administer quizzes, quickly grade assignments, host online discussions, share resources, and much more! Learners can access, understand, and benefit from the complete demonstration of MOODLE LMS application through this training programme.

OER are basically openly licensed educational materials available online. The OER & Open Education Practices certification course has been designed with the objective to offer teachers the aid of freely available instructional materials. These materials can offer greater flexibility for teachers and give them the opportunity of sharing, using and reusing the knowledge.

The OER & Open Education Practices online training is conducted by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai. The course schedule extends for four weeks and comes under the category of Teacher education. Learners who sign up for the accreditation can also receive an e-certificate containing their name, photograph, final percentage obtained, roll number, and logos of MHRD, SWAYAM and NITTTR.

The OER & Open Education Practices certification curriculum covers a wide range of concepts related to Open Education Practices and Open Educational Resources, ranging from the advantages and disadvantages of OER to the design, development and publishing of OER.

An initiative of both the National Centre for Computing Education and Raspberry Pi Foundation Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching certification is an online course found on the FutureLearn platform. This course is developed to make Python Programming easier for teachers to learn, and incorporate while teaching small primary school students belonging to the age group of 5 to 11 years.

Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching certification syllabus can help in the application of tools related to pedagogical tools like bloom’s verbs, and cognitive load pertaining to particular languages of block-based programming that can have a beneficial impact on their careers.

With Programming Pedagogy in Primary Schools: Developing Computing Teaching training will give a chance to adopt these skills on their current practices of teaching so that they can be applied to the kid’s lessons on successful programming classes related to computers. The teachers will only have to commit 2 hours a week to get on with this course.